Traction powerstation
A traction power station is a
three-phase alternating current
(AC), in addition to traction current.
Examples
Australia
- Former Newport A Power Station, operated by the Victorian Railways in Melbourne.
Germany
- Muldenstein Bahnkraftwerk Muldenstein (German), in the former East Germany[1]
- Nuclear power station Neckarwestheim Nuclear Power Plant (GKN Block 1) The only nuclear power station that produces traction current directly with the world's largest generator for single phase AC.
- Walchensee Hydroelectric Power Station, Bavaria.
- Pump storage power station Langenprozelten.
- Großkraftwerk Power Station in Mannheim.
Norway
United Kingdom
- Former Lots Road Power Station in Chelsea, London. Provided power to London Underground from 1905 to 2002.
United States
- Conowingo Dam, and Holtwood Dam on the Susquehanna River provide 25 Hz traction power for the Northeast Corridor in the United States
See also
- Railway electrification system
- Traction substation
- Traction power network
References